This is good presentation because it’s an honest assessment of Beyond Bits and Bytes.

I think flashlite is good technology for mobile devices. Because flashlite better for usability and user experience, Rich Media possibilities, less fragmentation across devices. For example FLV come, Internet connectivity, Bluetooth etc. Flashlite has limitations, but it may be difficult but it is possible to develop innovative products.

Market research firm, Analysys, estimates that Skype and similar services could rob the traditional telephony market of 5.4 percent of the global fixed telephony revenues by 2011, some $US18.2 billion (of $364b).

New players, such as Skype and Google, are successfully fostering novel forms of communication among online communities, potentially posing a major threat to core communications revenues. The usage associated with these services, while predominantly incremental at present, will increasingly substitute for traditional communications services

Market for content aggregation of on-demand video by online retailers is likely to be worth around $US820 million in 2011

“ Blended Applications” – use one IP stream to deliver multiple services (bundled) but provide an avenue to connect them in some way

example: You are listening to a radio stream of “Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd” – on the side you have a small video preview of their concert (feed from IPTV service) and a sidebar on where they are performing next (feed from MTV News)

IPTV roll-out in a bid to diversify revenue streams, due to declining voice revenues

Youth markets – example: playlists, iTunes, ratings

Gaming – second life: virtual vs. real life – which do you prefer ?

User Generated Video vs. Professionally Generated Video

‘ Browser based model’ not acceptable in mobile world – local client install is the way to go. In a survey of around 50 vendors (mostly entertainment space) (typically ISVs or Content Providers for mobile space)

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Increase your perspective – the world is bigger than bits and bytes

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This version is what I presented in the tech seminar. You will not be able to click it, since it linked to a copy of the video on my desktop. Instead …. How the Internet has changed under our nose – did you realize it ? TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON! credit: Prof. Michael Welsh